Advertisement for Stage Wagon and Boat Transportation Between Philadelphia and New York City, circa 1840
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Artifact Overview
Originally printed March 8, 1759, in the Weekly Mercury, this advertisement features a wood engraving of John Butler's stage wagon. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
circa 1840
Subject Date
08 March 1759
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1500
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Mat board
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Matting (Supporting)
Typewriting
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 3 in
Inscriptions
Written above print:
Reproduced from this print in the/ "History of Travel in America", Vol. I, p. 173.
Description beneath:
John Butler's advertisement of his stage wagon, which, in co-operation with / the similar wagons of two other proprietors, and a boat, transported passengers be- / tween Philadelphia and New York City in two or three days. Printed in the Weekly / Mercury of March 8, 1759. / Wood engraving. / Date of print: about 1840.
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